Han gable display package



June 19, 1956 s. GOLDBAND 2,751,071

HANGABLE DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed April 29, 1955 IN V EN TOR.

United States Patent HAN GABLE ,.DISPLAY .PACKAGE Samuel Goldband, SpringfieliL'Mass.

Application April 29, 1955, Serial No. 504,873

2 Claims. (Cl. 206-4531) My invention relates to new and useful improvements in unitary packages and is directed more particularly to the provision of a hangable package for a dress such as a childs dress or a doll dress or similar articles of clothing.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a novel and improved unitary package construction of the type which includes a means-in which or on which is disposed an article of clothing, such as a dress for a child or a doll or the like and to which is attached related means for the hanging of the package and/ or the article of clothing.

One of the primary purposes of the invention is to provide structural and operational improvements in devices of the class-to which reference has been made, which improvements simplify the structure as such.

The receptacle is providedwith an open front and may have a transparent material 'thereovcr so as to expose a dress or the like thereunder. A hanger is attached to thetreceptacle for-hanging up the closure and-is readily removable therefrom for use in hanging up the dress or the like when-same is removed from the receptacle, allto the end that the merchandise may be protected for storage and shipping purposes. The package may be hung up for display and sales purposes .in such a manner that the dress is protected against handling by customers. A purchaser of the package may thereafter detach the hanging means from the package and use the same for hanging up the contents, such as the dress.

With the above primary objects in view, it is another object of my invention to provide a construction of the above described character in which the number of operating parts is greatly reduced and which is compact in accordance with the demands and desires of manufacturers and purchasers alike and which is distinctive in its appearance, practical in its value, reliable in its operation, and elficient in its use.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent as the following description proceeds, and the features of novelty which characterize the same will be pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming parts of this specification.

In the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated a complete example of a physical embodiment of the invention in which the parts are combined and arranged in accordance with one mode which I have devised for the practical application of the principles of the invention.

It will however be understood that changes and alterations are contemplated and may be made in these exemplifying drawings and mechanical structures, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the principles of the invention.

With the foregoing and various other and ancillary features and advantages and objects of the invention as will become more readily apparent as the description proceeds, same consists in certain features of novelty, in a mode of operation, and in the combination, organiza- Batented June 19, 19 56 Ice tion, and arrangement ,of parts as will be hereinafter. more particularly pointed out in the claimshereunto :annexed and more 'fully described and referred ,to in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

Fig. l'is a front elevational view of the package embodying the novel features of the invention, with certain parts thereof broken awayfor purposes of clarity; and

Fig. 2 is a rear elevationalview of certain parts 'of the package shown injFig. 1.

In the following description and claims, various details Will-be identified by specific names for convenience. These names however are intended to be .asgeneric in their application as the art will permit.

Referring now to the drawing more indetail and referring more particularly to the preferred form-of my invention selected forv illustrative purposes, -I'have shown a package comprising areceptacle 2-which has front and rear .walls 4'and 6 whichare closed or sealed together alongtheir side and ,bottomedges and are open at'their top edges so as to ,oifer a receptacle which is envelope like in form.

The envelope is made of a transparent material such as cellophane or the like so thatthe contentstherewithin can bepvisually inspected and of course it .Will be understood that same is easily-'rupturable.

:Clothingfor adoll such as a dress D is disposed in the receptacle and is arranged for display purposes.

The open top edges of the receptacle are :enclosed by an overlapping cover member 8 comprising a folded over strip made of cardboard, paper orthe like having its opposite sides enclosing the :outer sides of the members .4 and 6 whereby the open upper edge of the receptacle 2 is closed for .display and sales purposes. Thus the article is displayed adequately and is protected against unwanted handling by prospective customers when .displayed.

The member-8 may-be stapled to the members 4 and 6 by means 0f staples 10 and also 'by means .of a pair of .gromrnets :12.

A hanger 14 is provided which is preferably formed from plastic material or the like. The hanger has a hook portion 16 and outwardly extending side arms 18 and 18.

The grommets 12 and 12 are so spaced as to each other as to provide spaced openings through the member 8 which are adapted to receive the side arms 18 of the hanger 14 substantially as shown.

The material from which the hanger 14 is formed is such that the side arms 18 thereof are pliable or yieldable whereby they may be bent for partial insertion through the openings in the grommets as shown. End portions of the side arms are disposed as shown in Fig. 1 whereby the receptacle is adapted for shipment or are disposed as shown in Fig. 2 whereby the receptacle may be supported by the hanger.

That is to say, the hook portion may be directed downwardly toward the main body portion of the receptacle member or supporting member for shipping purposes (as shown in Fig. 1) Where same is conveniently concealed during transportation or it may be directed outwardly away from the main body portion for operational purposes when it is desired to hang same in the normal and conventional manner.

In other Words, the construction is such that the hanger 14 is of a reversible nature, it being possible to shift between the relative positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2 without the withdrawal of the side arms 18 from the respective grommets being necessary. That is to say the hanger may be shifted between the relative positions merely by the manual engagement of the hook portion 16 of the hanger.

The package may be hung up on a hook or the like for displaying the contents .of the receptacle.

A purchaser of the package may remove or break the covering material if same is employed so as to remove the dress from the receptacle and may then withdraw the arms 18 of the hanger 14 from the grommets.

The hanger 14 may then be inserted in the neck opening of the dress so that the dress itself may be hung up by the hanger.

While I have illustrated and described the invention as embodied in a specific arrangement, I do not intend to be limited to the details shown since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of my invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features, that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention, and therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the claims below.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A package suitable for hanging, comprising, flat front and rear walls of transparent sheeting secured together along their vertical longitudinal and lower transverse edges and providing a flat container having an opening between the walls at the upper edges thereof, a closure strip of relatively stiff material folded over said opening and secured to the outer sides of said front and rear walls and enclosing said opening, a doll dress disposed between said front and rear walls, said closure strip provided with aligned pairs of openings through the folds of said closure strip, and a fiat pliable hanger comprising a hook member and a pair of oppositely and angularly arranged arms, the arms of said hanger hearing against the outer side of one of the folds of said closure strip substantially throughout their lengths with thefree outer ends of the arms inserted through the adjacent openings of said closure strip and bearing against the outer side of the other of the folds of said closure strip.

2. In a doll dress protective package suitable for hanging on a support and having flat front and rear walls of transparent sheeting secured together along their vertical longitudinal and lower transverse edges and providing a relatively flat container having an opening between the front and rear walls at the upper edges thereof, the combination of, a closure strip of relatively stiff material doubled upon itself along a transverse fold line to provide adjacent side Walls, one of the side Walls of said closure strip being secured to the outer side of the front wall and the other of the side Walls of said closure strip being secured to the outer side of the rear wall in a coacting manner for closing the opening between the front and rear walls, a doll dress disposed between the front and rear walls, said closure strip provided with opening means therethrough, and a flat pliable hanger comprising an upwardly extending hook member and a pair of oppositely and angularly arranged arms therebelow having outer free ends, said outer free ends of said hanger extending through said opening means and bearing against said closure strip substantially throughout their lengths, said hook member of said hanger extending outwardly away from the opening means of said closure strip whereby the package may be hung by engaging said hook member with a support.

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